Historically, Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal & the Netherlands became global colonial world powers. Which of the following would be a factor in why these countries became global powers, while those of central and eastern Europe did not? a. All had similar strong central governments based on the Roman Republican model.
b. All had access to the ocean with long coastline, a mairtime culture of trade, and they had large port cities.
c. They had uniform religious beliefs, which created stronger, more homogeneous societies.
d. All were small, mountainous countries that had limited agrarian land and small populations.

Correct answer is b. All had access to the ocean with long coastline, a maritime culture of trade, and they had large port cities.

Explanation:

A is not correct as this is not a factor that enabled them to develop their maritime trade. And not all of this countries based their system on Roman Republican model.

B is correct as all of this countries are opened towards the Atlantic ocean, while countries of Central and Eastern Europe had no access to it.

C is not correct as they had different beliefs. Some were Catholics, some were Protestants...

D is not correct, especially this were large countries, especially France and Spain.